1986 Asian Games Explained

X Asian Games
Size:170
Host City:Seoul, South Korea
Nations:27
Athletes:4,839
Events:296 in 25 sports
Opening:20 September 1986
Closing:5 October 1986
Opened By:Chun Doo-hwan
Closed By:Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Torch Lighter:Jang Jae-keun and Park Mi-sun[1]
Stadium:Olympic Stadium
Spreviouss:Delhi 1982
Sprevious:Sapporo 1986
Snext:Sapporo 1990

The 1986 Asian Games (Korean: 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임|Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (Korean: 제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임|Jesiphoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesiphoe Asian Geim) and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (Korean: 서울 1986|Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk) were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities that would be used in the 1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event.

Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.

Bidding process

Baghdad, Iraq; Pyongyang, North Korea; and Seoul, South Korea were the bidding cities for the Games, but during the process Baghdad and Pyongyang withdrew, leaving Seoul as only bidding city.[2]

Development and preparations

Marketing

Mascot

The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.

Venues

The following venues were used during the Games.

VenueSports
Jamsil Olympic StadiumCeremonies, Athletics, Football (Finals)
Busan Gudeok StadiumFootball
Busan Yachting CenterSailing
Daegu Civic StadiumFootball
Daejeon StadiumFootball
Dongdaemun StadiumFootball
East Seoul Bowling Center Bowling
Gwacheon Equestrian ParkEquestrian
Gwangju Mudeung StadiumFootball
Hanyang Country ClubGolf
Hanyang University GymnasiumVolleyball
Archery
Jamsil ArenaBasketball
Jamsil Indoor Swimming PoolDiving, Swimming, Water polo
Jamsil Students' GymnasiumBoxing
Misari RegattaRowing
Seoul Olympic Gymnastics ArenaBadminton, Gymnastics
Olympic Fencing GymnasiumFencing
Sangmu GymnasiumWrestling
Olympic Tennis CenterTennis
Olympic Weightlifting GymnasiumWeightlifting
Saemaul Sports HallJudo
Field hockey
Seoul Olympic VelodromeCycling (track)
Seoul National University GymnasiumTable tennis
Suwon GymnasiumHandball
Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Campus GymnasiumTaekwondo
Taenung International Shooting RangeShooting
Tongillo Road CourseCycling (road)

The Games

Boycotting countries

Communist states Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and South Yemen, as well as Burma, Syrian Arab Republic and Brunei Darussalam boycotted the Games in support of the North Korea failed proposal to host some events during the 1988 Summer Olympics. The only participating country from the Eastern Bloc, the People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, did participate and sent a high profile delegation, and ultimately finished at the top of the medal table. Two years later, all except North Korea participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.

Participating National Olympic Committees

The following 27 NOCs participated.[3]

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

Calendar

 ● Opening ceremony   Event competitions ● Event finals ● Closing ceremony
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Sat		width=2821st
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Mon		width=2823rd
Tue		width=2824th
Wed		width=2825th
Thu		width=2826th
Fri		width=2827th
Sat		width=2828th
Sun		width=2829th
Mon		width=2830th
Tue		width=281st
Wed		width=282nd
Thu		width=283rd
Fri		width=284th
Sat		width=285th
Sun		width=55Gold
medals
Archerybgcolor=#ffcc00 4bgcolor=#ffcc00 812
Athleticsbgcolor=#ffcc00 4bgcolor=#ffcc00 9bgcolor=#ffcc00 10bgcolor=#ffcc00 6bgcolor=#ffcc00 8bgcolor=#ffcc00 542
Badmintonbgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 57
Basketballbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 12
Bowlingbgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 6bgcolor=#ffcc00 212
Boxingbgcolor=#ffcc00 1212
Cycling – Roadbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 23
Cycling – Trackbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 36
Divingbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 14
Equestrianbgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 16
Fencingbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 28
Field hockeybgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 12
Footballbgcolor=#ffcc00 11
Golfbgcolor=#ffcc00 22
Gymnasticsbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 1014
Handballbgcolor=#ffcc00 11
Judobgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 28
Rowingbgcolor=#ffcc00 88
Sailingbgcolor=#ffcc00 55
Shootingbgcolor=#ffcc00 4bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 7bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 4bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 330
Swimmingbgcolor=#ffcc00 4bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 529
Table tennisbgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 57
Taekwondobgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 28
Tennisbgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 2bgcolor=#ffcc00 17
Volleyballbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 12
Water polobgcolor=#ffcc00 11
Weightliftingbgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 1bgcolor=#ffcc00 110
Wrestlingbgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 5bgcolor=#ffcc00 520
Total gold medals11 13 17 19 23 16 17 13 25 26 22 9 18 34 6 269
Ceremonies bgcolor=#00cc33 align=center●bgcolor=#ee3333 align=center●
September / October 198620th
Sat		21st
Sun		22nd
Mon		23rd
Tue		24th
Wed		25th
Thu		26th
Fri		27th
Sat		28th
Sun		29th
Mon		30th
Tue		1st
Wed		2nd
Thu		3rd
Fri		4th
Sat		5th
Sun		Gold
medals

Medal table

See main article: article and 1986 Asian Games medal table. The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.

Controversies

Gimpo International Airport bombing

A North Korean spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a South Korean delegate, just a few days before the Games started.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 서울아시아경기대회 . . 12 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 第10届亚运会概况—1986年汉城亚运会 . Tencent Sports . 11 February 2019.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MJlLMZNMQ 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade

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